Abstract: Headphone apparatus including earpieces and a module including an audio signal source. The earpieces are each tethered to the module by elongate elastic connectors that each include a wire for carrying the electrical audio signals from the module to the earpiece. Each elongate elastic connector has a preformed geometry such that a first part of each elongate elastic connector provides an ear hook that, when worn, lies directly over the otobasion superius of the wearer, and a second part of each elongate elastic connector provides a tension spring that provides a tension on the ear hook when the apparatus is worn.

Abstract: A headphone (3, 4) comprises a body (5) forming a chamber (26) for enclosing an ear of a user of the headphone (3, 4). The body (5) has an acoustic seal (7) of a flexible material surrounding the chamber (26), and the body (5) has a cushion (8) extending around the acoustic seal (7) and separate from the acoustic seal (7). The cushion (8) has a first side face (38) for engaging with the head of the user.

Abstract: A headphone (3, 4) comprises a body (5) forming a chamber (26) for enclosing an ear of a user of the headphone (3, 4). The body (5)has an acoustic seal (7) of a flexible material surrounding the chamber (26), and the body (5) has a cushion (8) extending around the acoustic seal (7) and separate from the acoustic seal (7). The cushion (8) has a first side face (38) for engaging with the head of the user.